In court, the prosecution revealed graphic details about how Noah met his death.

According to officials, Pope was alone with the boy in the apartment where he lived with the child's mother, when the child became, in his words, fussy.

Police said that they responded to a home on High Street Friday afternoon and found the child in distress. He later died at the hospital.

According to the prosecutor, Pope later admitted that he wrapped the child in blankets, and then secured those blankets with a rope to stop the child from fussing. When that didn't work, he then placed a 15-pound duffel bag on the child and left the apartment for, in his words, five minutes.

When he returned, he called 911.

After emergency officials arrived, Pope allegedly lied about what had happened, telling them that Noah had choked on something.

Prosecutors said that Pope also tried to conceal evidence by putting away the blanket and other items before police arrived.

The child's mother was not present in the courtroom Monday, but there were some relatives of the biological father who wept as the details were revealed.

Pope's bail was set at $250,000 cash. He is due back in court on June 28.